On October 19, 2026, the IDF released images of what it described as an internal Hamas document proposing to plant explosives around displaced-persons camps. Hours later, pro-Israel commentator Eyal Yakoby (about 310,000 followers) posted the IDF's graphic with:

"BREAKING: Newly revealed internal Hamas documents reportedly show plans to booby-trap civilian areas, blame Israel for the destruction, and count on Western media to spread the narrative. How much of the destruction we see in Gaza was actually done by Hamas?"

The released images show an Arabic document on the letterhead of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (Hamas's military wing), engineering unit, with the subject line "Regarding a proposal for securing shelter centers" — i.e. displaced-persons camps. The IDF says it was written in April 2024 and is being disclosed for the first time.

The highlighted proposals, read from the Arabic and the IDF's Hebrew translation, include:

• Planting roadside charges around the shelter centers, to be detonated on Israeli vehicles "to disrupt the enemy's attack plan."
• Preparing explosive devices around the tents and detonating them as Israeli forces approach, to create panic and a "smoke screen" for operatives to escape.
• Booby-trapping houses and tents expected to be used by Israeli forces.
• Planting devices along roads and routes to slow Israeli advances.

The IDF's statement adds that the plan placed civilians in the camps at risk, "fully aware that these actions were likely to cause direct harm to civilians."

• A plan to booby-trap areas around civilian shelters: supported by the document's own text, as released.
• Knowingly endangering civilians: explosives detonated among tents of displaced people as troops approach inherently put those civilians at risk; the stated purpose (panic as cover for escape) relies on that.
• Consistent with other evidence: the New York Times reported in 2024 that Hamas booby-trapped hundreds of houses with tripwires and sensors and operated from among civilians.

• "Blame Israel for the destruction" — not in the visible document and not in the IDF's description of it. The document is about disrupting an Israeli advance and escaping, not about assigning blame.
• "Count on Western media to spread the narrative" — not in the document or the IDF release; this was added in the retelling.
• "How much of the destruction … was actually done by Hamas?" — the question implies a large share of Gaza's destruction was Hamas's doing. A plan to place explosives near shelters does not establish that. Most destruction in Gaza occurred during Israeli military operations; how much of it was caused by Hamas booby-traps or demolitions has not been quantified by any source found.
• Authenticity: the document is an Israeli military release; it has not been independently authenticated, and no Hamas response was found. The IDF has previously released captured Hamas documents that were later corroborated, but each release should be treated as a claim by a party to the war.